Independence Day 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised an Independence Day speech under 50 minutes this year. He went just over at 54 minutes. Today's address to the nation from the Red Fort was the Prime Minister's shortest so far in the last four years.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address to the nation on August 15, 2015, pledged to electrify all 18,452 un-electrified villages within 1,000 days.

Talks between the government and the army veterans demanding the implementation of One Rank One Pension scheme held this evening has remained inconclusive. The veterans have again turned down the government's suggestion of implementing the scheme from 2015 instead of 2014, the key issue on which the talks have been stuck, sources told NDTV.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Twitter's new emoji on Independence Day this morning with a tweet.

Sachin Tendulkar led the cricket fraternity in wishing India on the occasion of the country's 69th Independence Day.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Saturday that corruption was eating away at India "like a termite" as he used his Independence Day speech to pledge his commitment to eradicating graft and poverty.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his second Independence Day address from the historic Red Fort in Delhi. Here are the 10 big quotes from his speech:

Taking security measures to a new high, the Delhi Police will be adopting rooftop markings to enable unmanned aerial vehicles, choppers and CCTV cameras installed at high altitude in locating crucial spots, as nearly 40,000 security personnel have been deployed for Independence Day.

Surinder Singh, an assistant sub inspector with the Delhi police has not gone home for the last 5 days, he is part of one of the teams that have been carrying out 24 hour surveillance, combing streets, sanitising all religious areas, street vendors, and conducting door to door sanitation drives for the last 2 months as the national capital has been...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, often praised for his good governance, today made another promise to the people of his state. During his speech at the Independence Day function in Patna, Mr Kumar said, "If the power situation doesn't improve, I will not seek votes in the 2015 assembly elections."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised an Independence Day speech under 50 minutes this year. He went just over at 54 minutes. Today's address to the nation from the Red Fort was the Prime Minister's shortest so far in the last four years.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address to the nation on August 15, 2015, pledged to electrify all 18,452 un-electrified villages within 1,000 days.

Talks between the government and the army veterans demanding the implementation of One Rank One Pension scheme held this evening has remained inconclusive. The veterans have again turned down the government's suggestion of implementing the scheme from 2015 instead of 2014, the key issue on which the talks have been stuck, sources told NDTV.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Twitter's new emoji on Independence Day this morning with a tweet.

Sachin Tendulkar led the cricket fraternity in wishing India on the occasion of the country's 69th Independence Day.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Saturday that corruption was eating away at India "like a termite" as he used his Independence Day speech to pledge his commitment to eradicating graft and poverty.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his second Independence Day address from the historic Red Fort in Delhi. Here are the 10 big quotes from his speech:

Taking security measures to a new high, the Delhi Police will be adopting rooftop markings to enable unmanned aerial vehicles, choppers and CCTV cameras installed at high altitude in locating crucial spots, as nearly 40,000 security personnel have been deployed for Independence Day.

Surinder Singh, an assistant sub inspector with the Delhi police has not gone home for the last 5 days, he is part of one of the teams that have been carrying out 24 hour surveillance, combing streets, sanitising all religious areas, street vendors, and conducting door to door sanitation drives for the last 2 months as the national capital has been...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, often praised for his good governance, today made another promise to the people of his state. During his speech at the Independence Day function in Patna, Mr Kumar said, "If the power situation doesn't improve, I will not seek votes in the 2015 assembly elections."